The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-19

On Thursday last the steamphip Madrid,
! of Philadelphia, bound for Galveston WIN a
load Of coal struck on the Hillsborou2h
reef. about four miles from the New river
/ house of refuge and three-quaTters OF niue
from shore. On the following morning.
! Charles Conan, the station keeper, ana Two
others boarded her, and found the crew
heaving cargo overheard The weather was
fine, and they needed no assistance, expect
ing to float off at high tide This IS tue
second vessel which has paid toll at HIS
borough reef this season, and it seems as
though Uncle Sam needs to hurry up the
| proposed lighthouse at that place
The committee of twenty-five appointed
to consider plans for a local option contest,
at Jacksonville, met Thursday night AT tile
! Young Mems Christian Association aucOto-
rum to hear the report of the sub commit zee
of three consisting of Judge Meek, DIR. Bald
win and NJ. L. Floyd, A plan for the in,
auguration of the campaign was submitted
and approved. 1t was resolved to call
grand temperance mass meeting at an early
day, and committee OF five, consisting OF
j. w. Archibald, Judge Meek, Rev. Grlmke
(colored) j. c. Herman and NJ. l.. Floyd,
was appointed to arrange for the same.
Good speakers will be engaged, with music.
etc The time and place viii be announced
as soon as the details are perfected. The
meeting of the committee was large one,
and great enthusiasm and confidence pre-
vailed
About a month ago a Mr.. Cornell, of
Washington, d. c.. wrote to the Chief OF
Police Of Jacksonville saying that his two
boys, Bernard and John, had robbed him OF
$50 and had run Off, presumably to this
State. Wednesday night the police arrested
three young lads as Migrants and they were
brought before the Mayor Thursday morn
ing. Two of them proved to be the Cornell
boys, while the third, Yale Brainard, said
he was from Baltimore. They gave a very
racy account of their wanderings, but from
their looks it would seem as if they had seen
q very sad side of life. Brainard said
that his mother was dead and that the
whereabouts of his father was unknown.
The lads were all smart and intelligent
looking, but from their mode of life were in
terrible state of raggedness Only So of
the stolen money was left. The two Cornell
boys are held subject to orders from their
father
Thursday mornings Jacksonville Nel0s.
Herald contained the following local
brevity; Intelligent voters of the county
ought to consider carefully the names of the
jury in the Medicis case. And yet we pay
taxes and support a vast legal machinery to
get Justice Judge Baker, when the court
opened, spoke of the item and said it was
his intention to have the grand jury now i'll
session investigate the matter. and ascertain
if the Objectionable item had the editors
sanction or not The legal limbs seem to be
in trouble also lately. The Times Union
the other morning said a case was postponed
on account of one of the counsel for the de
Tense being overcome with liquor
These stray items, together with
the remarkable verdict in the Carrie
case have given people outside rather poor
idea of some portions of the legal machinery
1t is now usual, when prisoner is up for
trial, for some one to remark that his coun-
sci should bring i'll a plea of temporary
insanity while drunk" and his client would
be at once cleared.
Lee B. Jones, charged with the embezzle-
ment of $40 from ]. r. Tysen, was before
Justice Magill, at Jacksonville, Wednesday
The testimony showed that Jones was en-
ployed as bookkeeper and cashier for MIR
Iysen a little over a month ago, at salary
of 81, 200 per year, as long as he gave salts
faction; that he worked one month and
drew 500, and had worked about a week
on the second month, when Mr.. Tysen in
formed him about o'clock at night that he
could turn over the keys and the books the
next morning. He Jones' went to Mr..
Fletcher that same night for counsel,
and was advised to take his pay for
the balance of the month ($76 go out of
the money which he had in his possession
belonging to Mr.. Tysen, and to inform Mr..
Tysen in the morning what he had done
He did as advised, and Mr. Tysen swore out
warrant charging him with the embezzle-
ment of the money. Thursday morning
Justice Magill discharged the defendant, as
he said there w9s no fraudulent intent APP
parent, but he added that the act of retain
ing the money was a reprehensible one.
Mr.. Jones is a young man of high reputa-
ton, and no one thinks he had any idea
save o. acting under legal advice